Thursday, May 12, 2016 | 4:10 am
A homeless man was sentenced Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to eight felony counts and one misdemeanor in connection with the September, 2014 torching of a Pasadena auto body shop. Jesse Cole Nicolas, 31, was sentenced today to 18 years state prison, given ... More »
Monday, May 9, 2016 | 4:48 am
Editor’s Note: In this report, Pasadena Chief of Police Phillip Sanchez reviews noteworthy incidents which occurred or were concluded in recent weeks in Pasadena. On April 15, at about 6:10 p.m., the Pasadena Police Department received several calls reporting ... More »
Monday, May 9, 2016 | 4:47 am
Marquise Jackson, a Pasadena father who is accused by authorities of killing his daughter almost five years ago, will be in court in Pasadena Monday for a pretrial hearing, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office said. In his arraignment on September 12, 20... More »
Sunday, May 8, 2016 | 7:16 pm
Two South Pasadena police officers rescued an hysterical woman who threatening to jump from a bridge onto the 110 Pasadena Freeway Sunday evening. At approximately 6:10 pm, South Pasadena officers were dispatched to the freeway overpass at Prospect Avenue and ... More »
Saturday, May 7, 2016 | 4:37 pm
A Pasadena doctor was found guilty Thursday of federal health care fraud charges for falsely certifying that Medicare patients were terminally ill and therefore qualified for hospice care, when the vast majority of them were not actually dying. The U.S. Attorn... More »
Thursday, May 5, 2016 | 4:30 pm
Pasadena police have captured a man suspected of kidnapping two young women in Northwest Pasadena and taking them on a wild ride during which one the women jumped from the moving truck, injuring herself. On Saturday, April 30, 2016 at approximately 10:00 pm, t... More »
Thursday, May 5, 2016 | 2:15 pm
A 53-year-old man was convicted late Wednesday of kidnapping and robbing a 79-year-old woman, and burglarizing the home of another elderly woman, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. The jury deliberated for a day before finding Alonzo ... More »
Thursday, May 5, 2016 | 8:45 am
A 30-year-old Pasadena man lost $300 to a robber who punched him in the face and took the money he had just withdrawn from an ATM at the 1700 block of E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena Tuesday evening. Pasadena Police Lt. Mark Goodman said they are now seeking the... More »
Thursday, May 5, 2016 | 6:55 am
Pasadena-based Grant Central USA, which provides grant writing training through an experienced team of grant professionals, will be holding the annual First Responders Grants Conference at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on May 31 to June 1, 2016. ?This ?c... More »
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 | 8:37 am
A 29-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing a Pasadena couple in 2014 will be back in court Wednesday. Jacob Mallory Bersson is facing two counts of murder in the October 13, 2014 killings of Lawrence Bressler, 50, and Denise Bressler, 64. The charges includ... More »
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 | 11:20 am
Police officers arrested a man who they said was reported to be walking around naked and acting strangely in the 1000 block of Summit Avenue in Pasadena Tuesday night about 9 p.m. The man had to be immobilized with a taser gun, Pasadena Police Lt. Mark Goodma... More »
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 | 9:52 am
LA Sheriff’s Transit Bureau North Deputies and Pasadena Police Officers saved the life of a man who was choking while eating dinner on Sunday, May 1 at approximately 7:00 p.m. Deputy Arnulfo Aguirre and his partner Deputy Vladimir Vasquez-Flores were assigned ... More »